A man was shot in St. Paul Monday night, marking the third homicide in four days in the city.
The incidents appear unrelated, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a police spokesman.
Police were notified about Monday’s shooting just before 9:30 p.m. when a 911 caller reported a man was shot at Jackson Street and Wheelock Parkway.
Officers found a man with gunshot injuries on the ground and provided first aid until St. Paul Fire Department medics took over and transported him to Regions Hospital, according to Ernster. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital soon after.
No one was under arrest as of early Tuesday morning and investigators asked anyone with information to call them at 651-266-5650.
The homicide was the 23rd in St. Paul and, despite the recent violence, there have been fewer killings this year. There were 27 homicides at this time last year in St. Paul.
Monday night’s shooting comes on the heels of another deadly shooting in the North End, just over half a mile away. On Saturday about 10 p.m., a man was found shot near Woodbridge Street and Wheelock Parkway. Police said they continue to investigate; no one has been arrested.
On Friday about 5:30 p.m., a man was stabbed in a Lowertown gas station parking lot. Police say that it appeared to be the result of an altercation between two men inside the gas station.
“There is no correlation that we found so far that connects any of them,” Ernster said of the three homicides.
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